 | Edward John Hamilton - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 740
...mountains, it appeared to him reasonable to conclude, that this power must extend much further than was usually thought. ' Why not as high as the moon?' said...influenced by it; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby.'" Evidently, the supposition of the moon's gravitation arose in Newton's mind, because he... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1883 - عدد الصفحات: 714
...to conclude that this power roust extend much further than was usually thought. ' Why not as high us the moon ? ' said he to himself; ' and, if so, her...influenced by it ; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby.' " Pemberton, View of Newtoris Philosophy. Preface. Upon this suggestion, he proceeded to... | |
 | Josiah Parsons Cooke (Jr.) - 1888 - عدد الصفحات: 362
...mountains, why may it not extend much further than is usually thought? Why not as high as the moon? If so, her motion must be influenced by it ; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby. This was the simple thought suggested, and it was this which constituted the greatest induction... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1890 - عدد الصفحات: 600
...mountains, it appeared to him reasonable to conclude that this power must extend much further than \\ras usually thought. ' Why not as high as the moon ?'...influenced by it; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby.' " Upon this suggestion, he proceeded to the calculation of the deflection of the moon from... | |
 | Walter William Rouse Ball - 1893 - عدد الصفحات: 195
...mountains ; it appeared to him reasonable to conclude, that this power must extend much farther than was usually thought ; why not as high as the moon, said...influenced by it; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby. However, though the power of gravity is not sensibly weakened in the little change of distance,... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1899 - عدد الصفحات: 340
...mountains ; it appeared to him reasonable to conclude, that this power must extend much farther than was usually thought ; why not as high as the moon, said...influenced by it; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby."3 It was conjectured by Newton, as also by Hooke, Huygens, Halley, Wren, and others, that... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1899 - عدد الصفحات: 342
...mountains ; it appeared to him reasonable to conclude, that this power must extend much farther than was usually thought ; why not as high as the moon, said...influenced by it; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby."3 It was conjectured by Newton, as also by Hooke, Huygens, Halley, Wren, and others, that... | |
 | Henry Jacob Bigelow - 1900 - عدد الصفحات: 404
...mountains, it appeared to him reasonable to conclude that this power must extend much farther than was usually thought. 'Why not as high as the moon?' said...influenced by it, perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby. ' " * And the final calculations, which 1 Novum Organum, Book II. Aph. 20. * Ibid., Book I.... | |
 | Voltaire - 1909 - عدد الصفحات: 346
...mountains ; it appeared to him reasonable to conclude, that this power must extend much farther than was usually thought : why not as high as the moon ? said...influenced by it ; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby... (Ici Voltaire coupe et change la chaîne des idées) ...He considered with himself that... | |
 | Paul Carus - 1914 - عدد الصفحات: 666
...mountains ; it appeared to him reasonable to conclude that this power must extend much farther than was usually thought ; why not as high as the moon, said...influenced by it; perhaps she is retained in her orbit thereby. However, though the power of gravity is not sensibly weakened in the little change of distance... | |
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... from the centre of the earth to which» •we can rise, neither at the tops of the loftiest buildings, nor even on the summits of the highest mountains, it appeared to him reasonable to conclude that this power must extend much farther than was usually... 
